China News Service, May 9. According to data released on the official website of the China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises on the 9th, the development index of China's small and medium-sized enterprises continued to decline in April 2022.

  According to the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Index (SMEDI) in April was 88.3. On the basis of a month-on-month decrease of 0.6 points in the previous month, it continued to drop by 0.3 points month-on-month, which was lower than the level of the same period in 2021; it has been declining for three consecutive months.

Among them, the sub-industry index fell 7 and 1 rose, and the sub-indices fell across the board.

The survey on the operating rate of sample enterprises this month shows that 17.85% of the enterprises are fully operating, 14% have operating rates between 75% and 100%, 23.9% have operating rates between 50% and 75%, and less than 50%. 28.8%, and 15.50% of which have not started.

By industry index.

Source: China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises.

  7 of the 8 sub-industry indexes fell and 1 rose.

The indices of industry, construction, transportation, postal storage, wholesale and retail, social services, information transmission, computer software, and accommodation and catering decreased by 0.5, 0.3, 0.3, 0.1, 0.1, 0.3 and 0.1 points from the previous month respectively, and For two consecutive months of decline, only the real estate index edged up 0.1 point.

The 8 sub-industry indices are all below the prosperity threshold of 100, and the accommodation and catering industry index is still at the lowest level.

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